IDIOMA | PT
MAFRA ANIMATION FILM
PROGRAM
AUGUST 22nd SESSION
“MONSTRA À SOLTA” FESTIVAL DE ANIMAÇÃO DE LISBOA AWARD WINNING FILMS IN 2025
22.08.25
9.30pm
IT SHOULDN’T RAIN TOMORROW (Portugal)
DURATION 11:00 min
by Maria Trigo Teixeira
Feeling that her mother can no longer live alone, a woman returns to her childhood home. As she tries to adapt to her new situation, the mother seems to withdraw more and more into herself.
THE RUMBLE-BUMBLE RALLY (Norway)
DURATION 9:00 min
by Annette Saugestad Helland, Johan Kaos
Tidying up isn’t exactly Mathilde’s favorite activity, but with the help of her two imaginary friends, they turn cleaning into an exciting race – and that’s when things get really fun!
OH (Portugal)
DURATION 2:00 min
by Clara Trevisan, Juan Maria León, Nan-Tung Lin, Tata Managadze
A hand moves gently, its presence transforms.
CAT, FOX AND THE WOLF (France)
DURATION 12:00 min
by Aurore Muller Feuga
The Cat and the Fox set off on an adventure to find a lost wolf. The two friends follow his trail, which leads them to meet the people who collect his story. Together, they discover what lies beyond words.
EMPTY PLATES BY GERSER GELLY (Mexico)
DURATION 2:00 min
by Sasha Ramírez
A girl faces the feeling of losing someone she loved, and the need for that person to resolve the mess they left behind after breaking their bond.
PERCEBES + making-of (Portugal)
DURATION 11:30 + 08:34 min
by Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves
With the sea and an urban Algarve as backdrop, we follow the life cycle of a special mollusk called PERCEBES (goose barnacles). From its development to the plate, we move through different contexts to better understand the region and the people who live in it.
THE FASCINATION WITH THE INVISIBLE: EXTREMOPHILE MICROORGANISMS (Portugal)
DURATION 3:12 min
by Microbial Observatory of Azores, Entrolhares Association and University of Azores – represented by scientist Dora Rolo
A documentary that summarizes the study of extremophile microorganisms, specifically those inhabiting the thermal springs of Furnas. An overview of the importance of biological and genetic resources present in manifestations of secondary volcanism, calling for the preservation of these unique environments.
HANDLE WITH CARE (Portugal)
DURATION 5:00 min
Stop-motion often builds unsustainable worlds. “Handle with Care” is a stop-motion short set between a laboratory and a forest. It let us wonder whether it will be possible to develop materials that don’t harm human health and that are designed to decompose.
THE SHYNESS OF TREES + making-of (France)
DURATION 8:56 + 5:00 min
Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. When she knocks on the door, there’s no answer. She enters the house, worried. No sign of her mother. Hélène is certain of it: something otherworldly is happening to this place.
SOMEBODY ASK US (Czech Republic)
DURATION 1.09 min
by Daniel Bird
Our children face ever greater threats as the climate crisis accelerates. It’s their future, so why aren’t we talking to them about it?
RANG-TAN (Austria / Portugal)
DURATION 1:30 min
by Simon Griesser, Philipp Comarella
The story of a little girl and her orangutan friend, forced from her forest home, as Indonesian rainforests are destroyed to grow field upon field of dirty palm oil used to make the everyday products we use. Narrated by Emma Thompson.
JELLY FISH (Portugal)
DURATION 1:31 min
The young director received a ‘brief’ target (from his parents) to create an animation that evokes adoration, worry and happiness/relief in the audience, using only music for audio. This film is the result!
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